what our kids know about Jesus

[no, i don't have kids myself....just about 200 adopted Oak Leaf Kids ] i’m just temporarily back to blogging to post this one thing that i thought was cool. a few weeks ago, we had the k-5th graders (City kids) write on cards what they know about Jesus. here are their answers: always by our [...]

I needed that

i needed a break. one less “responsibility” on my plate. funny how blogging can seem like work. and when you work at a church, there are times you really really really just do not want to work. there has to be some time that you are just unplugged. here are 10 things i’ve been thinking [...]

Orange Conference, Part 2

Yes, I’ve already posted about how excited I am to be attending The Orange Conference next week, but I just wanted to share my breakouts for all of my kidmin readers out there. (Sorry, family, this post will make no sense to you.)  I’d love to chat and meet up with blog/twitter friends! Breakout A: [...]

Orange!

I cannot wait to go with a team of people to the Orange Conference at the end of this month!! The Orange Conference last year was my first exposure to the vastly changing concept of family ministry. It rocked everything that I thought about children’s ministry. I knew having quality programming for kids at church [...]

Planning for Multi-Site

Here are some general thoughts going around in my head as we plan for this adventure of a second campus: I cannot be afraid to admit I don’t know everything. #humbling This is a great opportunity to start fresh on something we’ve wanted to do, but didn’t want to change (or know how to change). [...]

Choosing Kid’s Ministry Curriculum

Oak Leaf Kids has been through so many types of curriculum–Elevate, Kidmo, 252, Hillsong Kids, repeat and repeat. Back in August, we made the switch to doing First Look for our preschoolers and 252 Basics for our Elementary students. We committed fully to the vision and not just providing a lesson every week. After reading [...]